Fudan University Interchange, Shanghai, China

This is an exciting opportunity for students to study Chinese policy and economic reforms at one of China’s foremost educational institutions. It offers an opportunity to learn about China and provides contact with Fudan students and faculty. China is a country notable for its rich cultural heritage, an earlier record of alternative development strategies, and a growing movement towards market-oriented economic growth that is producing unique developmental challenges.

The interchange takes place over a period of approximately six weeks (mid May to the end of June) at Fudan University’s China Centre for Economic Studies (CCES) in Shanghai. The CCES’s programs in social research are considered to be among the best in China.

Courses and Credits

The interchange program consists of two one-term (half-course) credits:

MPA-857 Public Policy in China MPA-858 Dynamics of Chinese Economy

Courses are taught in English by professors at Fudan University. Queen’s students pay tuition and register for the courses at Queen’s and receive academic credit from Queen’s.

All interchange participants are required to take both courses, which are evaluated on a pass/fail basis. That is, neither a numeric nor letter grade is awarded as the final course grade on the transcript.

MPA and PMPA students may count both of these courses for degree credit.

Eligibility for Queen’s Students

Normally students registered in the School of Policy Studies are given preference over other Queen’s students.

Questions relating to eligibility should be directed to Program Directors or Graduate Chairs in the student’s home department.

The Fudan Interchange is also open to graduate students from the Georgetown Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C. They must apply to participate in this program at their home university and maintain their registration at Georgetown University throughout the Fudan program.

Exchange Bursary

Accommodation in Shanghai

Accommodation is arranged mutually between School of Policy Studies and CCES. As much as it is possible, students have a choice between single or shared accommodation. If shared accommodation is preferred, it is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements with another student participating in the exchange program. In the event the student is not successful in making a shared arrangement, it is expected the student will pay for single accommodation as neither the School of Policy Studies nor CCES will be held responsible for the difference in cost and no subsidy can be offered.

Approximate Costs

Students are responsible for paying their regular Queen’s spring term tuition fees, airfare, food and accommodation, a field trip administration fee, passport and visa fees, and all other related costs. The estimates below provide a rough guide to assist students in planning, but actual costs will vary from year to year as exchange rates, fuel costs and the like fluctuate, and they will vary with student choices.

Supplementary Information

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures provides excellent information on the WIKI with regards to studying at Fudan University for its students. Queen's students can access this information logging on the WIKI and searching "Queen's University Semester in Shanghai". We highly recommend you take the time to read through it, while ignoring those sections pertaining exclusively to exchange students in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.

Must be completed online by each student, submitted through the OCASP Data Warehouse, and approved well in advance of departure by the Interchange Coordinator and the Director of School of Policy Studies.

For further information on the Fudan Student Interchange Program, please contact: